Shloka 28
Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)
भवत्या यदभिप्रेतं तदहं कर्तुमागतः । शाधि मां धर्मतत्त्वज्ञे करवाणि प्रियं तव
bhavatyā yad abhipretaṃ tad ahaṃ kartum āgataḥ | śādhi māṃ dharmatattvajñe karavāṇi priyaṃ tava ||
「母上の真の望みを成就するために、私は参りました。ダルマの理を知る母上よ、お命じください。いかなる愛しき奉仕を、私はあなたのためにいたしましょうか。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct through humility and readiness to serve: one should align action with righteous intention, seek guidance from those who understand dharma, and perform duties in a way that is pleasing and beneficial rather than self-willed.
The speaker expresses willingness to fulfill the addressee’s heartfelt wish, asking for explicit instruction. The tone is deferential: he acknowledges her as a knower of dharma and requests direction about what service to perform.